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Smoke from food burning at Berkeley church triggers alarmBerkeley CA

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University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702

A commercial fire alarm was triggered at a two-story church in Berkeley due to food burning on a stove. Responding units found smoke but no flames and investigated the situation.

Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Police and Fire
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Transcript:
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Engine 1 and truck 2 respond to commercial fire alarm.
00:04
At near University Avenue, Congregation Nativa Shalom.
00:09
Cross streets are West Street and Acton Street.
00:19
Go ahead, anyone.
00:21
We did just receive another call for this fire alarm.
00:25
It sounds like somebody that's on site was advising that there's food burning on the stove, no active flames, just smoke,
00:32
they will wait IAO.
00:35
Okay, everyone copies.
00:41
Everyone is that to see in two-story church facility,
00:45
the alarm sounding, nothing showing.
00:47
We investigate.
00:50
We have to be two-story church facility alarm sounding, nothing showing, you investigate.

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University Ave, Berkeley, CA 94702

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